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Surrender or Starve: The Wars Behind the Famine

By Robert D. Kaplan

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Hardcover:

9780813307541 | Westview Pr, October 1, 1988, cover price $45.00

Soldiers of God With the Mujahidin in Afghanistan: With the Mujahidin in Afghanistan

Describes the Soviet use of land mines in Afghanistan, recounts the warfare with the Soviet invaders, and suggests reasons for Soviet withdrawal

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780395521328 | Houghton Mifflin, January 1, 1990, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Describes the Soviet use of land mines in Afghanistan, recounts the warfare with the Soviet invaders, and suggests reasons for Soviet withdrawal

Balkan Ghosts: A Journey Through History

A history of the Balkan Peninsula explores the region's political, social, religious, and economic past in order to understand the nature of the recently rekindled, centuries-old blood feuds. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780312087012 | St Martins Pr, April 1, 1993, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: A history of the Balkan Peninsula explores the region's political, social, religious, and economic past in order to understand the nature of the recently rekindled centuries-old blood feuds

Paperback:

9780312424930 | Reprint edition (Picador USA, April 14, 2005), cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A history of the Balkan Peninsula explores the region's political, social, religious, and economic past in order to understand the nature of the recently rekindled, centuries-old blood feuds.

9780679749813 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, March 1, 1994), cover price $14.00 | About this edition: A history of the Balkan Peninsula explores the region's political, social, religious, and economic past in order to understand the nature of the recently rekindled, centuries-old blood feuds

The Arabists: The Romance of an American Elite

A chronicle of American diplomacy in the Middle East reveals the untold story of the expatriate elite who helped shape U.S. policy in the region for over a century

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780029167854 | Free Pr, October 1, 1993, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: A chronicle of American diplomacy in the Middle East reveals the untold story of the expatriate elite who helped shape U.

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9780028740232 | Reprint edition (Free Pr, July 1, 1995), cover price $18.00

The Ends of the Earth: A Journey at the Dawn of the 21st Century

The best-selling author of the critically acclaimed Balkan Ghosts describes his journey through some of the world's most troubled regions, where ancient cultural rivalries and traditional ethnic barriers threaten to reshape the world. 30,000 first printing. $30,000 ad/promo. Tour.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780679431480 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, March 1, 1996), cover price $27.50 | About this edition: The author describes his journey through some of the world's most troubled regions, where ancient cultural rivalries and traditional ethnic barriers threaten to reshape the world

The Ends of the Earth: From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia, a Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy

The author describes his odyssey through some of the world's most troubled regions, where ancient cultural rivalries and traditional ethnic barriers threaten to reshape the world. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. Tour.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780679751236 | Vintage Books, February 1, 1997, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The author describes his odyssey through some of the world's most troubled regions, where ancient cultural rivalries and traditional ethnic barriers threaten to reshape the world.

An Empire Wilderness: Travels into America's Future

The author of Balkan Ghosts describes his journey westward from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in search of the large-scale political, economic, social, and cultural changes affecting America, in an incisive portrait of America's present and future. Reprint. 30,000 first printing. NYT.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780679451907 | Random House Inc, September 1, 1998, cover price $27.50 | About this edition: The author describes his journey westward from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in search of the large-scale political, economic, social, and cultural changes affecting America

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9780679776871, titled "Empire Wilderness: Travels into America's Future" | Vintage Books, September 1, 1999, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: The author of Balkan Ghosts describes his journey westward from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, in search of the large-scale political, economic, social, and cultural changes affecting America, in an incisive portrait of America's present and future.

The Coming Anarchy: Shattering the Dreams of the Post Cold War

Debunking overly optimistic theories of an idyllic post-Cold War world, the author of Balkan Ghosts predicts that war, ethnic conflict, random violence, and fear will be hallmarks of the next century. Reprint. 30,000 first printing.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780375503542 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, February 1, 2000), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Debunking overly optimistic theories of an idyllic post-Cold War world, the author predicts that war, ethnic conflict, random violence, and fear will be hallmarks of the twenty-first century.

Paperback:

9780375707599 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, February 1, 2001), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Debunking overly optimistic theories of an idyllic post-Cold War world, the author of Balkan Ghosts predicts that war, ethnic conflict, random violence, and fear will be hallmarks of the next century.

Lord Jim & Nostromo

A unique pairing of two Conrad novels--Lord Jim and Nostromo--celebrates the literary genius of Joseph Conrad, with commentary by Edward W. Said, V.S. Naipaul, Harold Bloom, Virginia Woolf, Robert Penn Warren, and Joseph Conrad. Reprint. (view table of contents)

By Joseph Conrad and Robert D. Kaplan (introduced by)

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9780375754890 | Reprint edition (Modern Library, April 18, 2000), cover price $29.00 | About this edition: A unique pairing of two Conrad novels--Lord Jim and Nostromo--celebrates the literary genius of Joseph Conrad, with commentary by Edward W.

Eastward to Tartary: Travels in the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus

The Atlantic Monthly correspondent take readers on a fascinating tour of the old Ottoman empire and argues that the collapse of this great power a century ago contributed to many of the conflicts in the Balkans and Central Asia. Reprint. 35,000 first printing. (view table of contents)

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780375502729 | 1st edition (Random House Inc, November 1, 2000), cover price $26.95 | About this edition: Takes the reader on a journey through the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus, describing the history, business, and people.

Paperback:

9780375705762 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, October 1, 2001), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Takes the reader on a journey through the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus, describing the history, business, and people.

Rumbo a Tartaria/Eastward to Tartary: UN Viaje Por Los Balcanes, Oriente Proximo, Y El Caucaso

Takes the reader on a journey through the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus, describing the history, business, and people.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9788466601146 | Ediciones B, May 1, 2001, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Takes the reader on a journey through the Balkans, the Middle East, and the Caucasus, describing the history, business, and people.

The Ends of the Earth: From Togo to Turkmenistan, from Iran to Cambodia--A Journey to the Frontiers of Anarchy

Product Description: Author of Balkan Ghosts, Robert D. Kaplan now travels from West Africa to Southeast Asia to report on a world of disintegrating nation-states, warring nationalities, metastasizing populations, and dwindling resources. He emerges with a gritty tour de force of travel writing and political journalism...read more

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780844671246 | Peter Smith Pub Inc, June 1, 2001, cover price $32.50 | About this edition: Author of Balkan Ghosts, Robert D.

Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Demands a Pagan Ethos

The author draws on the historical wisdom of Sun-Tzu, Thucydides, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and other great thinkers to provide advice for modern-day world leaders confronted with the complex challenges of modern life.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780375505638 | Random House Inc, December 1, 2001, cover price $22.95 | About this edition: The author draws on the historical wisdom of Sun-Tzu, Thucydides, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and other great thinkers to provide advice for modern-day world leaders confronted with the complex challenges of modern life.

Miscellaneous:

9781588360809 | Random House Inc, June 1, 2004, cover price $18.00

Warrior Politics: Why Leadership Requires a Pagan Ethos

The author of Balkan Ghosts draws on the historical wisdom of Sun-Tzu, Thucydides, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and other great thinkers to provide valuable guidelines for modern-day world leaders--in both politics and business environments--confronted with the complex challenges of modern life. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780375726279 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, January 1, 2003), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: The author of Balkan Ghosts draws on the historical wisdom of Sun-Tzu, Thucydides, Hobbes, Machiavelli, and other great thinkers to provide valuable guidelines for modern-day world leaders--in both politics and business environments--confronted with the complex challenges of modern life.

Surrender or Starve: Travels in Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia, and Eritrea

An eminent journalist's report on the terrorism-stricken regions of the Horn of Africa examines the factors behind the area's famine-related problems, citing ethnic, religious, and class conflicts that are at the heart of America's understanding of such nations as Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia. Reprint. 25,000 first printing.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9781400034529 | Rep sub edition (Vintage Books, November 1, 2003), cover price $15.95 | About this edition: An eminent journalist's report on the terrorism-stricken regions of the Horn of Africa examines the factors behind the area's famine-related problems, citing ethnic, religious, and class conflicts that are at the heart of America's understanding of such nations as Sudan, Somalia, and Ethiopia.

Mediterranean Winter: The Pleasures of History and Landscape in Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia, and the Peloponnese

Describes an intimate off-season journey along the Mediterranean that covers the area's history, literature, and heritage, describing the mythologies and succeeding medieval civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome while revealing what the past says about today's world. 30,000 first printing.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780375508042 | 1 edition (Random House Inc, February 1, 2004), cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Describes an off-season journey along the Mediterranean that covers the area's history, literature, and heritage, describing the mythologies and succeeding medieval civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome.

Mediterranean Winter: The Pleasures Of History And Landscape In Tunisia, Sicily, Dalmatia,and The Peloponnese

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9780375714337 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, March 8, 2005), cover price $16.00 | About this edition: Describes an intimate off-season journey along the Mediterranean that covers the area's history, literature, and heritage, describing the mythologies and succeeding medieval civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome while revealing what the past says about today's world.

Imperial Grunts: The American Military On The Ground

A veteran journalist and author of Balkan Ghosts offers a thought-provoking look at American imperialism from the perspective of the global war on terrorism and the role of America's elite military forces, in a study that reassesses the changing involvement of the United States in world affairs. 100,000 first printing.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9781400061327 | Random House Inc, September 13, 2005, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Examines American imperialism from the perspective of the global war on terrorism and the role of America's elite military forces, in a study that reassesses the changing involvement of the United States in world affairs.

CD/Spoken Word:

9780739323397 | Abridged edition (Random House, September 13, 2005), cover price $37.95 | About this edition: Examines American imperialism from the perspective of the global war on terrorism and the role of America's elite military forces, in a study that reassesses the changing involvement of the United States in world affairs.

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9780739323380 | Abridged edition (Random House, September 13, 2005), cover price $32.95 | About this edition: A fascinating, unprecedented first-hand look at the soldiers on the front lines on the Global War on Terror.

Imperial Grunts: On the Ground With the American Military, from Mongolia to the Philippines to Iraq and Beyond

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9781400034574 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, September 12, 2006), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: A veteran journalist and author of Balkan Ghosts offers a thought-provoking look at American imperialism from the perspective of the global war on terrorism and the role of America's elite military forces, in a study that reassesses the changing involvement of the United States in world affairs.

Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground

Offers a study of the American military, providing a profile of the global war on terrorism, as well as how the U.S. Navy protects sea lanes and prepares for a confrontation with China, while the Air Force prepares for war with Iran and North Korea.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9781400034581 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, September 9, 2008), cover price $15.95 | also contains Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground

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9780739323427 | Abridged edition (Random House, September 4, 2007), cover price $34.95 | About this edition: Offers a study of the American military, providing a profile of the global war on terrorism, as well as how the U.

Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9781400061334 | Random House Inc, September 18, 2007, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Offers a study of the American military, providing a profile of the global war on terrorism, as well as how the U.

Paperback:

9781400034581 | Reprint edition (Vintage Books, September 9, 2008), cover price $15.95 | also contains Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground

Por Tierra, mar y aire / On the Ground, at Sea and in the Air: Las huellas globales del ejercito americano / The American Army Footprints

Product Description: En Por tierra, mar y aire, continuaciÃ³n de GruÃ±idos imperiales, se describe la presencia e influencia del ejÃ©rcito estadounidense por todo el mundo y analiza el papel de sus fuerzas especiales. Robert Kaplan, uno de los mayores expertos en cuestiones militares, nos ofrece toda esta informaciÃ³n sobre el terreno: cruza el PacÃfico en un destructor, viaja a Tailandia en un bombardero o se entrena con un batallÃ³n para brindarnos una semblanza de primera mano del brazo ejecutor del imperio americano...read more

By Robert D. Kaplan and Jordi Vidal (trans)

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9788466638890 | Italian edition edition (Ediciones B, October 22, 2008), cover price $21.95 | About this edition: En Por tierra, mar y aire, continuaciÃ³n de GruÃ±idos imperiales, se describe la presencia e influencia del ejÃ©rcito estadounidense por todo el mundo y analiza el papel de sus fuerzas especiales.

Soldiers of God: With Islamic Warriors in Afghanistan and Pakistan

The author relates his time spent with Afghanistan's mujahidin during their fight against Soviet invaders and provides insight into the circumstances that led to the rise of the Taliban.

By Robert D. Kaplan

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9781400030255 | Vintage Books, November 1, 2001, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: The author relates his time spent with Afghanistan's mujahidin during their fight against Soviet invaders and provides insight into the circumstances that led to the rise of the Taliban.

Miscellaneous:

9780307546982 | Vintage Books, December 24, 2008, cover price $16.00

Monsoon: The Indian Ocean and the Future of American Power